Barnum & Ringling, Inc.

Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
Barnum & Ringling, Inc.
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	H. M. Walker
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan; Hal Roach
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 7, 1928;
Running time	17' 51"
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated September 28, 2025

Barnum & Ringling, Inc. is a 1928 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed and co-produced by Robert F. McGowan.^[2] It was the 74th Our Gang short to be released,^[3] the short's title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Plot

The gang are living in a posh and fashionable Ritz-Biltmore hotel. They decide to stage a circus with their motley collection of dressed up pet animals, which soon gets out of hand when the circus animals escape and begin roaming in and around various hotel rooms, causing chaos throughout the hotel.

Cast

The Gang

Joe Cobb as Joe
Jackie Condon as Jackie
Jean Darling as Jean
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Jay R. Smith as Jay
Harry Spear as Harry
Bobby Dean as Little Egypt
Paul Toien as Our Gang member
Pete the Pup as Himself

Additional cast

George B. French as Desk clerk
William Gillespie as Hotel manager
Oliver Hardy as Startled drunk
Dorothy Coburn as Lady who sits on egg
Charles King as Amorous young man
Ham Kinsey as Bellboy
Lillianne Leighton as Lady with goose in dress
Edna Marion as Maid
Eric Mayne as Bearded man in bed
Charles A. Millsfield as Toothless Frenchman
Patsy O'Byrne as Lobby extra
Eugene Pallette as Hotel detective
May Wallace as Dowager
Johnny Aber as Undetermined role
Mildred Kornman as Undetermined role
Retta Palmer as Undetermined role

References

↑ The Lucky Corner
↑ "Silent Era: Barnum & Ringling, Inc". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved March 3, 2024.

External links

Barnum & Ringling, Inc. at IMDb

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[1] The Lucky Corner

[silentera-2] "Silent Era: Barnum & Ringling, Inc". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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